• Brother Martin students make miracles come true
    Brother Martin students make miracles come true
    Miracle League baseball players enjoy a day of baseball with Brother Martin students.
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  • Six men ordained priests for Archdiocese of New Orleans
    Six men ordained priests for Archdiocese of New Orleans
    Fathers Jody DiMaggio, Andy Gonzalez, Lennin Arroyo Martinez, Jeffrey Merritt, William Mumphrey and Kesiena Dennis Obienu were ordained June 4 at St. Louis Cathedral.
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  • Teaching our children there is the sin of silence
    Teaching our children there is the sin of silence
    NOLA Catholic Parenting columnist/blogger Jenny Dendinger explains how we can cause or share in another's guilt by being silent about it.
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  • Loving family routine interrupted, then revived
    Loving family routine interrupted, then revived
    Another "first" shared by working mom, Dr. Heather B. Witcher - separation: "The twins were acutely aware of my missing presence when they awoke. It was brought to their attention again when I didn’t get them from school."
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  • Catholic ministry always part of life
    Catholic ministry always part of life
    Deacon William Mumphrey will be ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of New Orleans on June 4 at 10 a.m. at St. Louis Cathedral.
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  • Knights of Columbus awards its annual Reverend Benjamin Piovan scholarship
    Knights of Columbus awards its annual Reverend Benjamin Piovan scholarship
    The 2022 Reverend Benjamin Piovan Memorial Scholarship from the Knights of Columbus Council 9623 was awarded to Madelyn Hoffman and Khloe Tregre.
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  • Students glean coastal restoration tips
    Students glean coastal restoration tips
    Students in the earth sciences class at St. Mary’s Dominican High School learned about local wetlands recently from Dinah Maygarden, research associate and science education program director at the University of New Orleans (UNO) Pontchartrain Institute for Environment Sciences.
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  • Cuban-born Andy Gil Gonzalez will be a priest in June
    Cuban-born Andy Gil Gonzalez will be a priest in June
    Deacon Andy Gonzalez will be ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of New Orleans on June 4 at St. Louis Cathedral.
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  • Rau Art contest winners named
    Rau Art contest winners named
    Annual high school art contest, Rau for Art Scholarship competition, awarded $13,000 in scholarship money to budding artists.
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  • New deacons urged to be beacons of ‘generous charity’
    New deacons urged to be beacons of ‘generous charity’
    This morning at St. Louis Cathedral, five men were ordained to the transitional diaconate by Archbishop Gregory Aymond, marking their first sacramental step toward becoming Catholic priests.
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  • Brother Martin, Mount Carmel students host middle-school retreat
    Brother Martin, Mount Carmel students host middle-school retreat
    High school students at Brother Martin and Mount Carmel meet the need to create and facilitate a retreat for middle-school students at St. Cletus.
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  • St. Paul’s students help their less-fortunate peers
    St. Paul’s students help their less-fortunate peers
    Two students at St. Paul's School in Covington started a tutoring program that now partners with the YMCA in Covington.
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  • Awards given to exemplary youth and their leaders
    Awards given to exemplary youth and their leaders
    Pictured with Archbishop Gregory Aymond at the CYO/Youth and Young Adult Ministry Office’s Leadership Celebration held April 9 at Transfiguration of the Lord Church are (from left): St. Timothy Award recipients Ethan Cassara, Baileigh Goines, Monica Cabes, John Price and Nate Walker. - Photo by Frank J. Methe, Clarion Herald
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  • MCA Student Council earns top national award
    MCA Student Council earns top national award
    The Student Council at MOUNT CARMEL ACADEMY earned a 2022 National Gold Council of Excellence by the National Student Council (NatStuCo) award for its volunteer efforts in the community.
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  • Regina Matrum 2022 helps form children in faith
    Regina Matrum 2022 helps form children in faith
    Gayle Calamari might be small in stature, but the Catholic faith impact on children that were hers as well as those she encountered, is huge. Calamari was named this year's Regina Matrum "mother of the year" by the Council of Catholic School Cooperative Clubs.
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  • Catholic schools pivoted – and grew – during COVID
    Catholic schools pivoted – and grew – during COVID
    The National Catholic Educational Association Convention in New Orleans last week held many sessions to help Catholic educators continue their mission of academic excellence with God in the mix. One session, “The State of Catholic Education,” held April 21 was a discussion on how well Catholic schools as a whole nationwide fared during the pandemic and how we need to keep the positive momentum going.
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  • Internet safety expert to NCEA: Social media is a game-changer
    Internet safety expert to NCEA: Social media is a game-changer
    The founder of an internet safety initiative told Catholic school teachers and administrators that social media platforms can lure children into dark places.
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  • Local Marianite honored by University of Holy Cross
    Local Marianite honored by University of Holy Cross
    Sister Ann Lacour, congregational leader of the Marianites of Holy Cross, receives this year's Cross’ Spes Unica Award from the Unviersity of Holy Cross at a dinner April 21.
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  • Easter experienced anew through eyes of children
    Easter experienced anew through eyes of children
    "I experience (the Easter Vigil) through the eyes of my children. And, unfortunately, those eyes are blurry and scattered." - Dr. Heather Bozant Witcher, Young Adults
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  • Catholic Charities: Help for the poor
    Catholic Charities: Help for the poor
    The annual Archbishop Hannan Community Appeal campaign is the largest fundraiser to support all programs for the disadvantaged operated by Catholic Charities Archdiocese of New Orleans. This year's campaign raised more than $1.8 million.
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